October 27, 2019 Most genealogical articles that discuss divorce emphasize how rare it was in earlier times. I’m sure that’s true in colonial or early American eras, but, at least in my own experience, divorce was more common than many genealogists might imagine during the mid 19th and early 20th century. In my extended family, …
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Online Family Trees
October 11, 2019 I’ve long been a holdout when it comes to posting my genealogical information on online trees. I’ve never really felt that my work is “finished” and have worried about putting information online without being sure that it’s accurate. Then there’s the privacy issue – I know that none of the reputable places …
Following Up on A Trip down a Rabbit Hole
September 20, 2019 In last week’s column, I described how I often find myself falling down rabbit holes while doing genealogical research. This week I thought I’d describe the results of one such detour. Lately I’ve been doing some descendancy research on my mother’s maternal line. Mom’s grandfather was the child of a Utah polygamist, …